flex-wrap
Baseline: Widely supported
Baseline is determined by this web feature being supported on the current and the previous major versions of major browsers.
The flex-wrap
CSS property sets whether flex items are forced onto one line or can wrap onto multiple lines. If wrapping is allowed, it sets the direction that lines are stacked.
Try it
See Using CSS flexible boxes for more properties and information.
Syntax
css
flex-wrap: nowrap; /* Default value */
flex-wrap: wrap;
flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;
/* Global values */
flex-wrap: inherit;
flex-wrap: initial;
flex-wrap: revert;
flex-wrap: revert-layer;
flex-wrap: unset;
The flex-wrap
property is specified as a single keyword chosen from the list of values below.
Values
The following values are accepted:
nowrap
-
The flex items are laid out in a single line which may cause the flex container to overflow. The cross-start is either equivalent to start or before depending on the
flex-direction
value. This is the default value. wrap
-
The flex items break into multiple lines. The cross-start is either equivalent to start or before depending
flex-direction
value and the cross-end is the opposite of the specified cross-start. wrap-reverse
-
Behaves the same as
wrap
but cross-start and cross-end are permuted.
Formal definition
Initial value | nowrap |
---|---|
Applies to | flex containers |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
Examples
Setting flex container wrap values
HTML
html
<h4>This is an example for flex-wrap:wrap</h4>
<div class="content">
<div class="red">1</div>
<div class="green">2</div>
<div class="blue">3</div>
</div>
<h4>This is an example for flex-wrap:nowrap</h4>
<div class="content1">
<div class="red">1</div>
<div class="green">2</div>
<div class="blue">3</div>
</div>
<h4>This is an example for flex-wrap:wrap-reverse</h4>
<div class="content2">
<div class="red">1</div>
<div class="green">2</div>
<div class="blue">3</div>
</div>
CSS
css
/* Common Styles */
.content,
.content1,
.content2 {
color: #fff;
font: 100 24px/100px sans-serif;
height: 150px;
width: 897px;
text-align: center;
}
.content div,
.content1 div,
.content2 div {
height: 50%;
width: 300px;
}
.red {
background: orangered;
}
.green {
background: yellowgreen;
}
.blue {
background: steelblue;
}
/* Flexbox Styles */
.content {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.content1 {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
.content2 {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;
}
Results
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1 # flex-wrap-property |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- CSS Flexbox Guide: Basic Concepts of Flexbox
- CSS Flexbox Guide: Mastering wrapping of flex items